2008 Woodie Awards
For the 2007 Associated Students elections, 26 candidates are vying for 15 positions in races that are starkly different from last year elections, a San Jose State University election board member said.
"It's always exciting to have a large number of candidates," said student Teri Poucher, chief elections officer for the A.S. elections.
Elections will be held from 10 a.m. on March 20th through 8 p.m. on March 21st. There will be polling places located by the Student Union and the Event Center, and students can also vote online via their MySJSU online accounts, Poucher said.
(0) commentsHundreds of girls and women who have received the new human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccination have experienced some side effects since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine last June according to a report from the U.S. Department of Health Human Services. (4) comments
"I was going to die doing something right." Those were the words of Tommie Smith as he recalled standing atop the Olympic podium with his fist raised high in the air after receiving the gold medal during the 1968 Olympic Games. Smith, who won gold in the 200-meter race, is currently an educator and activist for civil rights and alumni of San Jose State University. (0) comments
Remember to set your clocks forward an hour this Sunday, or else on you could end up walking into class an hour late the next day. Spring forward comes three weeks earlier this year in an effort to save energy, but may end up causing more confusion to an already troublesome day. (0) comments
On Wednesday, the Career Center at San Jose State University put on the annual Spring EXPO Career/Internship Fair at the Event Center from noon to 5 p.m. Julie Sedelmeyer, the associate director at the Career Center, said that they expected 2,000 students to attend the fair. (0) comments
A bipartisan legislation sponsored in the U.S. Senate called the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or Dream Act has a good chance of being enacted this year, according to the National Immigration Law Center. "The Dream Act is a great thing," said Edgar Hernandez, a junior majoring in graphic design. (4) comments
Randal Pinkett was the winner of NBC's "The Apprentice" and he has five academic degrees and has started five businesses from scratch, but he says he has never had a job. Pinkett made a pit stop in the Bay Area promoting his book "Campus CEO: The Student Entrepreneur's Guide to Launching a Multimillion Dollar Business" and spoke to nearly 100 staff and faculty of San Jose State University Tuesday evening in the Barrett Ballroom of the Student Union. (0) comments
The California State University Office of the Chancellor issued an executive order Feb. 2 that states the procedure for initiating disciplinary action for alleged violations of the California State University Student Conduct Code. Behaviors such as destruction of property, alcohol and drug use on campus, theft, hazing, and academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary sanctions, according to the Student Conduct Code. (0) comments
